Self-regulating separator.



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SELF RBGULATING SEPARMBDR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1905. 5 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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SELF REGULATING SBPARATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1906.

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No. 895,153.- PATENTED AUG. 4, i908.

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SELFl REGULATING SBPARATOR.

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SELF-REGULATING SEPARATOR'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 4, i908. i

Application led May "I, 1906. Serial No. 315,631.

To all whom 'it may concern:

, Be it known that I, OLivnn BOYER, a citi-' zen of the United States, residing at. Spencerville, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Self- Regulating Separator: of which the following is specification.

The invention relates to improvements i grain separators.

The ob'ect of the present invention is to improve tlie construction of grain separators, and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive separator, having an adjustable concave in which the teeth or spikes ma be set at. the. desired inclination to suit the c iaracter of the' grain to be tlireslied, and in which means will be provided for preventing the said teeth or spikes becoming broken should a solid object. such as a stone, piece of metal from a binder, or the like get into the separator.

A further object of the invention is to dispense with the cheat screen or the very line screen, which is usually employed in separators for removing the cheat seed and other wild seed, and which limits the capacity of a separator and results in choking tie same at intervals.

A further object of the invention is to provide efficient means for cleaning the grain of fine seed and other impurities, after the grain has been operated on by the riddle, whereby the. separator may be continuously operated wit-hout liability of becoming clogged.

Furthermore the invention has for its 0bject to provide a separator having air tubes for blowing the machine is traveling above its normal speed.

'With these and other objects ,in view, the invention consists in 'the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts,

hereinafter fully d scribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the forni, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit view.

or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :--F igure 1 is a side elevation of a grain separator constructed in accordance with this invention. FigfZ is a. similar view showing the other side of the machine. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view i of the adjustable concave and its arrangement relative to the threshing cylinder. Fig. 5 is an enlarged Vdetail plan view showing the concave'and the means for adjusting the shafts or bars thereof. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrati g the manner of mounting the bars of the adjustable concave and the means for preventing the spikes or teeth from being broken. Fig. '7 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating the arrangement of the nianuallv ant'lgaiitomatically adjustable air tubes. Fig. 8 iV a loiigitudinal sectional view of one of the a tubes Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line -a: of Fig. 3.

illustrating the construction v UiviTnD STATES PATENT opniuoiaf Fig. 10 is a smily() Like numerals of reference designate cor?v responding arts throughout the several iig-."V

ures of the rawings.

1 designates a skeleton threshing cylinder,

located at the front of the frame or casing ofl the machine and co eratiiig with a concave 2. The threshing cy inder, which is mounted on a shaft 3, consists of an annular series of spaced bars 4 and supporting heads or disks 5. The bars 4 carry spikes or teeth 6, which cooperate with spikes or teeth 7 of the concave 2;

Tliesoikes or teeth of the concave are relatively iixed, but are adjustable to arrange them at the proper inclination to suit the character of grain to be threshed. The teeth 7 are mounted on a plurality of transverse bars or 'shafts 8, which extend across the front of the machine and which are supported at their ends by curved bars 9. The curved end bars 9 are pivotally connected at the rear or inner side of the concave to the sides of the frame or casing of the machine,

by means of a transverse rod l0. The inner opposite faces of the end bars are provided with longitudinal grooves 11 which receive the ends of the rods or shafts S. The ends l1EL of the rods or shafts S are reduced to forni journals and are arranged in bearing openings of the contiguous end bar 9. The other ends 12 of the bals orV shafts S are provided Cil 1 teeth.

with square sockets to receive the inner ends t easing of the machine at the front end tilt-tere- 13 of a series of short shafts or sec-tions 14, which are journaled in bearing openings of the contiguous end bar 9. The ends 13 of the short. shafts or sections 14 are squared to tit the sockets of thc ends 12 of the bars or shafts ts', whereby the short shafts or sections 14 are interlocked with the shafts-or bars 8. The sockets and reduced inner ends of the short shafts or sections may be of any other polygonal or non-circular shape. as will be. readily understood. The short shafts or sections 14 are provided with upwardl) cxtending arms 15, which are pivoted at their upper ends to a curved connecting bar 16,

and which are adapted to be oscillated to change the anale or inclination of the spikes or teeth 7. T iis adjustment of the bars 8 is etiected by means of an operat ng lever 17, loosely mounted on the. pintle rod 10 and connected by a short rod or bar 18 with one of the arms 15. 'lhe lever 17 is fulcrumed at an intermediate point, and iis lower arm is connected with thc rod or bar 18. When thc lever 17 is oscillated, the shafts orbarsS are. rocked and the spikes or teeth are. oscillated. The shafts or bars .S are secured at the dcsircd adjustmentby means of a not-chedbar oi ratchet 19, arranged horizontally and adapted to be engaged by the lever. The short shafts or sections 14 are connected. at their outer port-ions by means of a, curved bar 20, which is also pivoted at its rear end by the pintle rod 10, and which is adapted'to swing upwardly and downwardly with the concave as hereinafter explained.

In order to preventthe spikes or teeth of the concave and the cylinder from being `broken by a stone, a piece of metal, or other hard object, the arms 15 are provided at their lower ends with pro`ecting annular ilangcs or hub portions 21, which are secured to the short shafts or sections 14 by means of pinsY 22 of less strength than the spikes or These pins, whichniay be constructed to stand any desired strain, are adapted to be broken when the spikes or teeth are subjected to excessive strain, whereby the spikes or teeth of the concave are. permitted to drop backward to rc-vent them and the. teeth or spikes of the t ireshing cylinder from being broken. The outer ends 23 of the short shafts or sections are squared to recei\e a wrench for adjusting the shafts or bars 8 to return the teeth or spikes to their proper position after ay breakage of one or more of the pins 22. By this means a. new pin may be readily substituted for a broken one.

'lhel concave, which is pivotally mounted, is adapteihto be swung upwardly and downwardly to adjust its spikes or teeth for arrangingr the same in a proper position to suit. the kind of grain tobe threshcd, and this adjustment/is etl'ected by means of a shaft '.24 journalcd in suitable bearings ol' the frame or of and provided at opposite sides of the same with cams 25, which receive. the frontendls of the curved end bars 9.

'lhe curved end bars are provided at tisheir iront terminals with short extensions 6 having concavcdly curved lower edges lionning bearing portions for engaging the c-.azins 225. an arm or lever 27, and it is secured ini its adjustment by a pawl ".28 and a rancher. wheel 29, but any other suitable means may be employed for this purpose. The t'inont extensions 26 of the end hars of the conc-.ave are provided with inclinedgrooves 3() for the reception of a grain board or table 31, which is carried by the concave in it-s adjustment and which forms e chuteL for guiding the. grain to the threshing mechanism.

The longitudinal grooves of the cuaeved end bars of the concave also receive .slats or bars 31, located in the space between fthe. shafts or bars and spaced from the laitier. These bars, which may be of any desired number, form a grating and permit the gratin to ltall through the concave.

'lhe threshing mechanism is preferaiirly mounted within a metallic casing composed of upper and lower sections 32 and 33- "Hte upper section 32 is provided at the back v viih upwardly extending hais or arms 34, which are hinged at the top at 35 to the main t`1r une or casing of the machine. By this constnnuction theuppcr section 32 may be swung' iup. ward to expose the threshing mechanism. The lower section is provided with a cursed slot 36, which receives the short shafts Ior sections 14 and which permits the necessary movement of the saine incident to the :adjustment of the concave on its pivot.

The end bars 9 are extended upwardlljv tor rearwardly beyond the pivoted rod 10|. :and

these rearward extensions 37 are inch'uned;

ii ing the downward movement of the graine in' the grooves of the arms or extensions $27- rlhe inclined gra-te 3S is 'irovided with trams'- versely disposed.inclmed slats or hars 41.

which are arranged at intervals to proavideintervening s )aces to permit any gratin. shaken from t ie straw in the upward immement of the same over the screen to all through the latter. The transverse slats: or bars 41, which are set at au ainfle or int-lianai tion, as clearly `shown in Fig. 4 or the dran img. are suitably connected at their ends with The shafty 24 is adjusted by means of\ the sides of the grate and may be formed integral with the spine, as indicated in the accompanying drawings.

The straw is m'oved upward on the inclined grate by the aetion of the threshing` cylinder and by means of a rotarv drumor roll 413. lorated at the upper portion of the inclined screen and provided with projecting lingers 43. 'l`he rotary drum or roll is mounted ou a shaft 44 and it msitively earries the straw rearwardlj.' from die inclined grate and dr'iH-rs the same to the irst ot" a series of viiz-ratory straw carriers 45, t6 and 47. These straw carriers convey the straw rearwardly, and shake the grain from the same, and in order to permit the grain to he sepa,- rated from the stra-w, the said carriers rousist of a series of transverse bars or slats 4R sety at au angle and spaced apart to provide transverse openings 4S). 'l`hel ends ol' the transverse hars or slats are suitably seoured to longitudinal side hars 5t), which have their upper edges recessed or notched to provide inclined seats for supporting'the slats or hars 4Q. The upper side edges of the transverse slots or liars form shoulders for engagin;r the straw to carry the salue forward, and to shake the grain through the intervening openings 4t). 'lhe inclined vibratory straw carriers hai e their adjarent ends overlapped so that the straw after passing overt-he. upper end of the carrier will positively t'a-ll on the lower portion ,of the next carrier, and be conveyed rearwardly until discharged at the rear end of the machine.

Tlzetront straw carrier 45 is supported aty its front portion by means of al pair of links 5t, extending upwardly from opposite. sides of tine straw carrier and pivoted at their upper ends to the frame kor casingr of the machine at opposite sides thereof. The front portions of the intermediate and rear straw carriers are supported hy oscillatory links 52 and 53. located beneath the straw carriers and pivoted to the same and to the sides of the frame or easing of the machine. The rear portions of the straw carriers *are mounted ou transversely disposed crank sir-.tts 54. :3.3 and 55 journaled in suitable besrings ot' the sides of the frame or casing o the machine, and provided with crank loops or hends. which are connected with the straw carriers at the lower face thereof. The straw carrier is provided with suitable hearings :o receive the crank loops or bends of the snat'ts 54, 55 and 5f. When the crank 1s are rotated. the straw carrier will be garen a vibratory motion. aml will be caused to nuove baclnvard and forward. The' straw is conveyed to the rear end of the machine by the rearward movement ot the straw carrierswhich are moved upwardly simultaneously .vith srch rearward movement. This will eause the upper edges of the transverse slats or bars to engage the straw and carry the same rearwzudly. The straw carriers are moved downwardly and forwardly and are adapted to slip beneath the straw. which is fed steadily into the machine by vthe threshingr mechanism, and by the rotary drinn or cylinder 4;. This vibratory motion of the straw carriezs serves to shalv'e the grain from the straw before the latter is discharged at the rear end of lhe machine. lo practice any. suitable straw stat-lier may he connected with the rear end ol' the separator as will hereadily understood.

The ;rain dropping.r from the concave, from. the front inclined screen 3S and from the straw carriers falls upon a.vibratorv grain receiving pan or member 5T, which is oblong and which extends the entire length of the machine. as clearly shown in l"ig .3 of the drawings. 'l`he vibrator)- grain pan is supported at its front and rear portions by opposite links :'S and 5t. arranged in pairs and pivotally connected at their upper ends to 'the sides of the main frame or casing of the machine hy suitable brackets, and connected at their lower ends by transverse rods i111 and 6i. which are arranged in suitable hearings of the grain pan. 'l`he grain pan is vibrated longitudinally ol` the nmt'hixn ity means ol' a crank shaft (l2 provided at opposite sides with crank bends tilt. u hieh are connected by rods H4 with the grain pan 5T. The rods (i4 extend rearwardly t'zom the crank shaft. and their rea.' ends are pivoted :o projecting: ears or portions of the grain pan. The crank shaft is jonrnaled in suitsde bearings of the brackets tit. whieh are mounted on the lower portion ot' thel frame of the machine at opposite sides thereof.

The shoe.' which has a marginal tlange o." wail $7. is provided with transverse teeth (i8, which present inclined front faces and vertical rear shoulders to the grain, so that the grain will he carried rearwardly by the vibration of the grain pan. 'l`he toothed or conveyer portion of the grain pan extends rearwardly from the front end thereof to a point in rear of the center of the grain pan, and the rear portion ot' the latter is provided with transverse openings 69, forming a sieve or sereen. The rear portion of the vibratorv: Zrain pan 57 is provided at each openinfr with a depending` lange Tt), forming a guard and arranged at Ain inclination and extending downwardly and forwaadly fiom the rear portion of the transverse slot or opening titl. These guards or flanges may be emiveniently formed by bending downward the metal cut to form the slots or openings EL The transverse. slots or openings are of a lengzt ess than the width ot" the grain pan,

-and the flanges, which extend downward from de lower face of the bottom ofthe pan` leave :he upper faee of the same tlat, smooth pan.

The marginal flange 67, which 1s` arranged at the sides and ends of the vibratory grain pan, is adapted to prevent the grain from falling therefrom, and the chaff is separated from the grain at the rear portion of the grain pan 57 by a plurality of transverselv disposed air tubes 71., located beneath the slotted or screen )ortion of the said grain pan 57 and connected at one side of the machine with an air supply trunk or pi e 72. The air supply trun or pipe 72, wlnc iis arranged horizontally, is connected at its front end by suitable cou )ling members with the casing 73 of a blast ian 74, which may be of any )rcferred construction and which is mounte on a transverse shaft 75.

The air tubes 71, which extend across the machine, are journaled in suitable bearings of the same and receive nipples 76 of the coupling members of the air trunk at one end. They are provided at their upper sides with jet apertures 77, arranged at intervals and adapted to be varied in size by means of a suitable plate 78, arranged within 'each air tube and provided with apertures 79, adapted to register toa greater or less degree with the apertures 7 7 ofthe air tubes. The adjustable plate 78 is slidably connected at its ends with the air tubes 71 by means of headed studs S0 and S1, which extend through slots 82V and 83 of the tube. The headed stud 81 is provided with a projecting ear 84, and is pivoted to the lower end of an operating lever 85, which is fulcrumed by a screw 86, or other suitable device on a' bracket or piece 87. The lever is provided with a slot S8 to receive t-he pivot v86, and the. bracket'or piece, which extends above the fulcrumed point of the lever, is provided with a curved upper edge, having projections or teeth' 89 for engaging the lever 85 for securing the same in its adjustment. By adjusting the slidable plate, the jet apertures may be 'made larger or smaller to suit theA grain operated on by the machine. Y

The air tubes, besides being manually adjustable by the means just explained, are also automatically adjustable by means of a governor to prevent any waste of the grain through any excessive speed of the machine.

The jet openings are normally arranged at an inclination, as illustrated in lFig. 3 of the drawings, to direct the air towards the transverse openings of the rear portion of the speed, the air tubes are automatic-all gra-in pan, and when the speed of the ma;

chine and the consequent rotation of the blast fan increase beyond a predetermined rotated in the direction of the arrows in lig. 3, to turn the jet openings more or less away from the transverse slots'or openings of the grain pan. This will prevent the air from being thrown directly upon the grain with too great a force and waste of the grain will thereby be avoided. y

The air tubes areA extended beyond the fralne'or casing of the machine at one side thereof to receive the operating levers, and the extended ends of the air tubes are also provided with upwardly extendingarms 91, which are connected b a horizontal bar 92 for causing the air tubes to be rotated in unison. The front end of the connecting bar 92 is provided with a )lurality of )erforations 93, andis adjustably connected with one arm ofen L-sha ed or bell crank lever 94, which is fulcruinet at an angle and which has its other arm adjustably connected with the lower end of a vertical connecting bar 95. The lower end of the connecting bar and the contiguous arm of the lever 94 are provided with a plurality of perforations to receive a pivot bolt 96. The u )er end of the connecting bar 95 is adjustalally pivoted to one arm of a horizontal lever 97, which is directly operated by the governor 90. The.

pivoted to a collar 99, which is arranged in an annular groove of ahead 101. The head 101, which is slidably mounted on a vertical governor shaft. 102, is connected by lower arms 103 with upper weighted arms 104, which are pivotal] y connected to a head 105. The head 105 is fixed to the upper ortion of the shaft 102, which is jonrna 1n suitable bearings 106.".

The u per arms 101 are preferably in the form of balls and are adapted to be thrown outward by centrifugal force, when the speed of the machine increases beyond a redetermined point to move the slidable read 101 upwardly on the shaft, and thereby oscillate the lever 97. lVhen the lever 97 is oseillated, the air tubes will be partially'` rotated as before explained. The governor is adjusted by means of a vertically disposed spring 106, which is secured at its lower end to t-he rear arm of the lever 97 and which is connected at its upper end to an adjustable screw 107. The screw passes through a perforation of a horizontal arm of the bracket 108, and is adjusted b means of a nut 109, which is arranged on t 1e arm of the bracket. By means of the nut and screw, the tension of the spring may be adjusted for maintaining the air tubes in their normal position until the speed of the machine increases beyond a predetermined speed.

The chaff is blown from the grain by the air from the air tubes, and the grain drops upon a shoe or riddle consisting of a screen, and mounted in a vibratory frame or shoe, which is composed of sides 111 and inclined bottom 112 that forms a chute for directing the grain into the casingv 113 of a transverse screw conveyor 114. The riddle 5 neeted at their upper ends to the sides of I -t-hc frame or shoe. The front portion of the frame or shoe of the riddle is supported b v the lower arms of a pair of upwardly exend- Y lng levers 116, which are fulcrumed at an intermediate point on the sides of the frame of the machine by means of bolts 117. or

i 'l he shaft of the threshing cylinder is pro other suitable fastening devices.

The upper arms of the lever 116 are connected bj."

s tort links 11S with the vibratory grain pau,T

5 whereby motion is communicated therefrom to the riddle. The grain pan is provided with depending ears 119 to which the links 118 are connected. j Manually adjustable air tubes 120 and 121 a are located respectively at the head of the riddle and at the rear side of the casing 113 of the conveyer., These tubes, which are constructed similar to the tubes 71, are c0nnectod at. one side of the machine with a 5 downwardly extending arm 122 of the. air

truuk 72, and are journalcd in suitable bearings of the sides of the frame or casing of the machine. The tube 120 is adjusted by leans of a lever 123, vwhich is secured in its 0 adjust ment by a ratchet 124, arranged at an inclination and adapted to be engaged by the lever 123, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The lever 123 and the lefer 125 for adjusting the jet apertures of the air 5 tube 120 are arranged exteriorly of the frame or casing on an extension of the said tube 120.

The grain is cleaned by the riddle and by the manually adjustable air tube. 121, which 3 blows the lighter Aimpurities from the grain, which falls upon the inclined chute or bottoni 112 of the shoe or frame of the riddle. The lower end of the inclined chute 112 extends downwardly and forwardly to a point above 5 the transverse conveyer casing 113, which is provided with rear openings 126 and 127. to provide passages for the jets of air from the lower manually operable tube 121. This air tube, which is journaled in suitable 0 bearings of the frame or casing of the inachine, is manually rotated by a lever 12S, t and its jet openings are ad]usted b v a lever A suitable. ratchet 13G :s provided for 12). holding the lever 12S in its adjustment.

5 The cheat and other wild seed are blown from the grain by the air from the tube. 121,

and this obviatos the neiessity of providing a cheat screen for effecting this separation or removal of the cheat seed.

The cleaned grain deposited in the transverse conveyer is discharged at one side of the frame from a spout 131.

The tailings and nnthreshed heads ofi wheat or other grain are received within a transverse conveyor casing 132, and are cari ried by a screw conveyer 133 to an inclined g endless conveyer 134.- located at onc side of j the machine and extending upwardly and forwardly from the rear portion thereof. as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The z convcycr 134. which is of the usual construction, is providedwith a curing 135 and the material discharged from the upper end of j the casing 135 is conveyed to the front of the machine by a suitable citrate (not show n) to be worked over in the usual manner.

vided with a suitable puilcy to receive a drive belt- 136. )lotion is communicated from the shaft of the threshing cylinder. to the crank shaft G2 bv means of a pair of belts and arranged on smail puikvs of the threshing cylinder shaft and lange'pulleys ofthe crank shaft 62. This gives an even motion to the grain pan and to the riddle, and enables the machine to be efec-tively run at a high rate of spec-d. The fan shaft is driven by a belt 13S, cxtendiusy from the threshing cylinder shaft to the fan shaft T5. The govcrnor is connected by a belt 139, which is arranged in a pulley of the fan shaft, and on a pulley of a short horizontal shaft 140, which is connected by beveled cars 141 with thc` lower end of the governor saaft 102.

The rotary dmm or cylinder 42 is driven from the crank shaft S52 by a belt 142, located at one side of the rn ruine and the crank shaft 54 of the front st r conveyor is driven from the said crank shaft @52 by means of a beltl 143 located at opposite sides of the machine. The intermediate and rear straw conveyers 46 and 1T are operated by belts machine and arranged on pulleys, which are 'Iixcd to t-he crank si .its 5. 55 and 56. 'lhe grain conveyer is driven from the crank shaft 54 by a belt 145 'and the endless conveyer 134 is driven by belt 14T extending from the rear crank sha1 .56 to the lower shaft 14S of the conveyer 134. The shaft- 14S extends entirely across the machine, and motion is communicated therefrom to the conveyor 133 by a short or-lt 149.

It, will he seen 'that tile separator is c.\' 2 cecdingly simple and ce; natively inexpenf sive in construction. r id that 1t is adapted to be runat a high nite ofsjre-.sd without dangcrof j clogging, as the cheat and similar wildseed is blown from the grain instead of the screen. As ib will be clear that n: ans are provided throughout the entire le "-lh of the machine for permitting any carried by the yraw to drop there-finan onto the ;min pan, and that the grain :it ti rear portion of the grain pan is thoro Iejected to the acthe entire width of tion of the air thro the pan and for sut f distance along the jsame to thoroughly remove the chaff from i the grain.

137, located at oppdsite sidcsof the machine 144 and 145, located at opposite. sides of the F urt'hermore it will be apparent that the machine is self regulating in that when traveling at an excessive rate of speed the jet openings will be turned away from the openingsl of thc grain pan to a greater or less degree to prevent waste of the grain.

Havimr thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a casing provided with shafts having spikes or teeth, means for connecting the shafts for causing the same to turn in unison, and means connected with theisaid means for operating the shafts to adjust the spikes or fteeth.

2. Ina machine of the class described, the comnmation with a frame, and a threshing cylinder, of a concave lvoted at one slde an rprovided with shafts raving spikes or teeth,

means located at the opposite side of the concave for moving the same bodily towards the c vlinder, and separate means for simultaneousl)v rotating the shafts, the latter means including arms rigid with the shafts, a connecting bar pivoted to the arms, a lever fulcrumed on the frame, and a link pivoted to the lever and to the connecting bar, said link being arranged to permit the concaveI to be moved toward and from the cylinder by the first mentioned means.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a concave having shafts carrying spikes or teeth, short shafts detachably interlocked with the said shafts, means for connecting the short shafts for causing the same to turn in unison, and means connected with the said means for operating the shafts to adjust the spikes or teeth.

4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a 'concave having shafts carrying spikes or teeth, short end shafts detachably interloeked with the said shafts and rigid with the same, arms mounted on the short shafts,and operating mechanism connected with the arms for turning the said shafts in unison to adjust the spikes or teeth.'

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a concave having shafts carrying teeth and provided with sockets, short shafts fitted in the sockets and detachably interlocked with the said shafts, arms mounted on the short shaft-s, and means for adjusting the arms to turn the shafts in unison.

6. In a machine ofthe class described, the combination with a threshing c vlinder, of a concave provided with pivoted bars or shafts carrying spikes or teeth, arms rigid with the bars or shafts, a bar connecting the arms, a lever connected with one of the arms for si- Sanita concave having pivoted bars or shafts carrying spikes or teeth, short shafts or sections interlocked with the said shafts o1' bars, arms arranged on the shortshafts or sections and having breakable pins for engaging the salme, means for connecting the arms, and an ad justimT device connected with the arms.

8. n a machine-of the class described, the combination with a threshing cylinder, of a concave having bars or shafts carrying teeth and provided with sockets, short shafts or sections fitting in the sockets and intel-locked with the shafts or bars, said shortshafts or sections having polygonal wrench receiving outer ends, arms mounted on the short shafts or sections and having breakable means for connecting them with the same, and' an adjusting device connected with the arms for partially rotating the shafts or bars.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with threshing mech anism, anda straw carrier, of a vibrator)T grain pan located beneath t-he threshing mechanism and the.

straw carrier and provided with means for conveying t-he grain rearwardly and having transverse openings of alength less than the width of the grain pan, said grain pan being also provided with flanges located at the said openings and depending from the bottom of the pan leaving the top thereof flat, smooth and continuous wit-h the remaining portion of the pan.l

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with threshing mechanism including a grain pan having openings, of a lurality of air tubes having jet openings and ocated beneath the grain pan, and a governor connected with and operated b the threshin0r mechanism for automaticalfy adjustin the air tubes for changing the direc.- tion o the air jets to accord with the speed of the threshing mechanism.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a frame, of a stationary exteriorly arranged ir su ply pipe or trunk located along one siilc of the frame and provided with nipples, which enter the sidel of the frame, transverse an tubes arranged within the machine and having jet opcnin rs, said tubes being sup ort-cd at one end by t 1e said nipples which fibrin journals, the other end of the air tubes passing through the oposite side of the frame and being journaled A1n bearings provided therein and projecting therefrom, and means located at tie. outside of the. machine. and connected with the projecting ends of the air tubes for partially rotating the latter on the journals to change the direction of the air jets without varying the size of the same.

12. In a. machine of the class described, direction of the air jets to vary the force of the combination with a frame, of a stationthe same with respect to the material operary exteriorlv arranged air su pi pipe or atedon.

- trunk l'ocatec 'along one side of t ie rame and 17. In a mHChlDe 0f the L'llSS desiribcd, the

'5 provided with nipples, which enter the side combination of a grain pan, of a plurality of 70 of the frame` transverse air tubes arranged air tubes mounted for rotary adjustment and i within the machine and havingjeto eninws, provided with arms, a bar connecting the said tubes being sup orted at one. ein by tie arms, a lever connected with the bar for movsaid nipples which orm journals, the other ing the saine, and a governor for automatic- 10 ond of the air tubes passing through the ally actuating the lever.

op )ositesideoic the frame and beingjournaled 18. In a machine of the class described, the 2: in eax-ings provided therein. means located combination with threshing mechanism inat thc outside of the machine for partially cluding a grain pan, of a plurality of air tubes rotating the tubes on the journals to change provided with jet openings and adjustabh` to the direction ofthe air jets without 4varying change the direction of the air jets, a gov-v 50 the size of the same, and means mounted on ernor connected with and operated bv the and carried by the air tubes in their rotary threshing mechanism, alever connected with movement to adjust the size or close the the air tubes and actuated by the governor openings, the latter means being operable for automaticallyadjusting tliesaid airtubes,

2c in(lcpendentljv of the rotating means. and a tension device connected with the leg5 13. In a machineof the class described, Ver. the combination of a frame, a grain-pan, an 19. In a machine of the class described, the

' exteriorly arranged air supply ipe or trunk combination of a grain pan having a perfopi'ovided at intervals with nipp es extending rated section at the rear end, spaced air tubes inwardly and\ formino' journals, transverse located beneath the perforatec section of the 90 air tubes provided with jet openings and exgrain pan, said tubes beingperforated in j tending acrossthe frame within the machine, their upper portions, means for vibrating the i said air tubes being supported at one end by grain an, achu'te located below the air tubes the said journals and having their other ends a riddle interposed between the chute and journaled in bearings at the opposite side of the air tubes, means for Shaking the riddle, 95 the frame, adjusting mechanism connected and a transverse air tube located at the head with thc latter ends of the transverse air of the riddle. tubes for partially\turning the same to 20. Inaniachine of the class described, the change the direction ofthe air jets and var',T combination with a grain pan, of a plurality the force of the same with respect to the of air tubes located beneath the grain pan, a'n 100 material miei-ated on, and a `governor coninclinedchute arrangedbencath the air tubes, nec-ted wit the said adjusting means for a riddle located between the air tubes and the automatically adjusting theytransverseair chute, a transverse conveyer arranged to retubes with respect to the speed of the ma.- ceive the material from the chute and pro- 40 chine. vided with a casing having apertures ad`a- 105 14. In a machine'of the class described, cent to the lower ends of the chute, am a the. combination with a grain-pan, of air transverse air tube having jet openings artubes having jet openings and'mounted for ranged to discharge through the said apern rotary movement within the machine, a govtures.

eriior for automatically chengin the direc- 21. In a machine of the class described, the 110 tion of the air jets to vary the orce of the combination with an inclined chute, of a same with respect to the material operated transverse conveyer arranged at the lowery on and the speed of the machine, and manend of the 'chute having a casing and proually adjustable means for connecting the vided at opposite sides with openings, and a air tubes with the governor for adjusting the transverse air tube located at the lower end 115-\.

former with res ect to the latter. of the chute adjacent to the casing of the con- 15. In a mac ine of the class described, veyer and provided with jet o enings ar. the combination with a grain pan, of a pluranged to discharge the air through the oppo rality of air tubes located beneath the grain site opening of the conveyercasinfr.

pan and havingjet openings, seid tubes being 22. In a machine ofthe class described, the 120 adjustable to changeV the direction of the air combination of threshing mechanism, gearj cts, and a governor connected with the air ing for operating the same, an air tube havtubes for automatically adjus Ling the same. ing jet openings and arranged within the ma- 16. In a machine of the clsss described, chine, and means connected with the gearing the combination of a grainfpan having open? and operated bv the same for automatically 125 'i ings and provided with depending inclined changing the direction of the air jets to aci ilanges forming guards, air tubes adj ustably cord with the speed of the threshing mechaninounted beneath the grain-pan and having ism. l jet. openings, and means for partially rotating 23. In a machine of the class described, the

the air tubes automatically for changing the combination of threshing mechanism includ- 130 ing a grain pan, gearing for o erating the same, an air tube arranged wit iin the machine and having a limited rotary movement and provided with jet openings, and means 5 for connecting the air tube with the gearing for automatically changing the direction of i the :nr jets to accord with the speed of the. i

machine.

124. In a machine of the class descr1bed,'the

10 combination of threshing mecha ism, includi combination with separating mechanism-including a cylinder, concave and straw carriers, of a grain pan extending from the `ont to the rear of the machine and arranged beneath the cylinder, concave and'straw l"carriers throughout the entire separating mechanism, the rear' ortion of the pan being per forated, means or vibrating the grain pan, a. riddle located below the grain an at the: rear end ot-themachine, meansfors raking theriddle, a plurality of air tubes arranged below the rear portion of the grain pan and above the riddle and having,r perforations at their 'upper portions', and means for forcing a blast of air through the air tubes.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. OLIVER BOYER." Witnesses: 4 A

IRA B. BEST, P. F.,S1sLER. 

